Workflow Post-functions

Workflow Post-functions

Post-functions are used to carry out additional processing after a transition is performed. 

Jira Misc Workflow Extensions makes the following post-functions available to Jira administrators:

  • Add field value to parentA workflow post-function that adds the value(s) of a selected multi-valued field to the same field of the issue's parent issue. 
  • Assign IssueUse powerful filters and conditions to assign the current issue or issue(s) related to the current issue.
  • Clear field(s)Clear the value of one or more fields in the current issue or issue(s) related to the current issue.
  • Comment issueCreate a comment on the current issue or issue(s) related to the current issue.
  • Copy issue fieldsA workflow post function that allows you to copy the values of one or more fields from the current issue, related issue(s), or a set of filtered issues to the specified destination issue or issues.
  • Copy field value to parent issueA workflow post-function that copies the value(s) of a selected field to the same field of the issue's parent issue.
  • Create/Clone issue(s)A workflow post-function that create one or more new issue(s), optionally setting field values or copying them from the current issue. The specifications of the issue(s) to be created can be customized using the options provided.
  • Display message to user
  • Email IssueSend a notification email about the current issue or issue(s) related to the current issue.
  • Increase value of fieldA workflow post-function that increases the value of a selected numerical field by one.
  • Link issues to the current issueA post-function that will link the current issue to all issues that satisfy a parameterized JQL query.
  • Return to Previous StatusA workflow post-function that returns the issue to its previous status. This is useful when multiple transitions can lead to the same status (e.g. Escalated) and you want to return the issue to the previous status.
  • Scripted (Groovy) operation on issueA workflow post-function that executes a Groovy expression against the current issue.
  • Set field value from User Property valueA workflow post-function that sets the value of a selected field of the current issue to the value of a User Property of the current user or the user in an issue field
  • Set issue fieldsA workflow post-function that sets the value of a selected field of the current issue or issues related to the current issue.
  • Set issue security level based on user's project roleA workflow post-function that sets the Security Level of the current issue based on the project role to which the current user belongs.
  • Set issue, user or project Entity Property valueA workflow post-function that sets the value of a user, issue or project Entity property. The value can be either a constant, optionally including a Groovy template markup, or the result of the evaluation of a Groovy expression.
  • Shared ActionA post-function that runs a Shared action (a sequence of one or more post-functions) against the current issue (or issues related to the current issue). Shared actions are created through the Shared Extensions https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JMWE/pages/78057350/Shared+actions Administration page.
  • Transition Issue(s)Transition the current issue or issue(s) related to the current issue.
  • Unlink issues from the current issueA post-function that will unlink issues from the current issue based on the result of a Groovy condition.
  • Deprecated Post-Functions